Project One

Ben Quackenbush

1. Which of the following is living?

    A. A Virus            C. pressure treated wood

    B. a flower           D.A rock

2. Name the 6 Animal Phyla and give an example of each.

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    2.

    3.

    4.

    5.

    6.

3. Name the 4 Plant divisions

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    2.

    3.

    4.

4. Name 2 differences between Viruses and living things.

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    2.

5. Who came up with binomial nomenclature

A. Aristotle              C. Ben Franklin

B. Linnaeus               D. Socroties

6. What was the basis for Linnaeuss system of taxonomy?

7. Name 4 abiotic factors in this room.

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    2.

    3.

    4.

8. How do these factors affect the biotic factors in this room?

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    2.

3.

4.

9. What is a biotic factor?(circle one)

    Living     or     Non-living

10. A niche is all of the flowing except.

A. Lion hunting for food       C. a Pelican swooping for a fish

B. a Penguin strutting         D. your dog scenting in your front yard

11. Name the 3 symbiotic relationships

    1.

2.

3.

Match the following to one or more of the relationships above.  If there is no relationship, mark with a 0.

___1 A rhino and a rhino bird

___2. A flea and a dog

___3. A tree and a fungus

___4. A cuckoo bird and a eucalyptus tree

___5. A Human and HIV

___6. An opossum and rabies

12. Name 3 density independent factors

1.

2.

         3.

13. Name 2 Density dependant factors.

         1.

         2.

14. What are the differences between density dependent and density independent factors.

15. What are the steps in the Carbon Cycle?

16. What are the steps in the Nitrogen Cycle?

17. What is the human roll in the following 3 cycles?

Water-

Nitrogen-

Carbon-

18. What are the reactants and products in Photosynthesis?

19. Draw a common food chain

20. What will happen if the top predator in a food chain dies off?

21. What will happen if the secondary predator in a food chain dies off?

22. Is nutrient transfer in your food chain with energy transfer or against energy transfer?

23. If the total energy in grass is 1000 units, how much will a grasshopper get when it feeds on this grass?(if the grasshopper eats all the grass)

24. How do the following contribute to Global warming?

1.      Burning fossil fuels

2.      deforestation

3.      Decomposition by micro-organisms

4.      Human interaction with the environment

25.(pic be at bottom page 1 st pic)

In this food wed what will happen if the egret was to be killed off by humans?

26.  A comparison of amino acids in 3 organisms.

Which organism is most related to organism 1?

(pic be at bottom page 2 nd)

27. Which is the climax community in the figure above?

28. What are the pioneer spices in the figure above?

29. What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?  Give an example of each.

30. How do you decrease carbon dioxide production?

31.

 (pic be at bottom page 4 th& 5th )

The histograms above represent the population of Mexico in 1960 and 1970.  What kind of changes in birth rate occurred in Mexico during this 10 year period?

32. What 2 bird populations where most affected by the widespread use of DDT? Why were they most affected?

33. List 2 biological alternatives to pesticides. What are there advantages?

34. How does Rachel Carson say that the use of pesticides endangers our environment?